Pumas: Ritchie moving up soccer coaching ladder

Coach leaving for pro club in Oklahoma City

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James Ritchie is leaving the Kitsap Pumas after five seasons on the coaching staff. He is joining the Oklahoma City Energy FC, a pro team in the United Soccer Leagues.

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BREMERTON — When the Kitsap Pumas came into existence in 2009, club officials talked about one day making the jump from the mostly amateur Premier Development League to the United Soccer Leagues' professional division.